From now on all titles of my posts will start with R.I.P 2010-2011 New Jersey Devils until the end of the regular season. On a night where only about 5500 fans made it to the Prudential Center, the Devils made it known to them that they were better of staying home and shovel snow. The Devils dropped their 2nd straight game since firing coach John MacLean and are now 0-2 in Lemaire's 3rd stint as coach. Jonas Gustavsson looked strong in net for the Leafs making 29 saves as they defeated the Devils 4-1, so the blowout losing trends continue for the them. Colby Armstrong had two goals, John Mitchell and Nikolai Kulemin had the Leafs goals and Rod Pelley had the meaningless Devils lone goal.
The Devils started out well, but again it was all about missed opportunities including failing to capitalize on an early power play. The Devils went 1-5 on the power play as their 5 on 5 struggles continued. Johan Hedberg relieved struggling Marty Brodeur in the 3rd period which began with a 3-0 Leafs advantage. It was another typical Devils game. Look for Lemaire to change up the system in practice tomorrow and Tuesday.
The NHL roster freeze ends midnight tomorrow, so it is possible the Devils will start to accumulate prospects and draft picks and attempt to trade disgruntled veterans. Players like Brian Rolston, Bryce Salvador, Dainius Zubrus, Colin White, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jason Arnott, David Clarkson, Patrik Elias, Henrik Tallinder and even Brodeur could be moved. I might blog tomorrow about it being time to blow up the Devils roster.
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